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$50,000 IN CASH PRIZES AWARDED TO WINNERS AT WORLD SERIES OF
VIDEO GAMES CHINA EVENT

More than 80,000 people participated in the four-day event,
with throngs of local fans attending the competitions of "World of
Warcraft®: The Burning Crusade™", "Warcraft III®: The
Frozen Throne™" and "Counter-Strike 1.6".

NEW YORK - May 4, 2007 - The World Series of Video Games
(WSVG), Presented by Intel, the world circuit of video game
tournaments, announced today the winners of the season's
first event of the year at Wuhan, China. $50,000 in cash
prizes were distributed to the event champions. The top four
winners in the "World of Warcraft" competition received
travel support bonuses in addition to their cash prizes so
that they may follow the tournament along to its next stop in
Louisville, KY, from June 21-24.

Over the course of the fast-paced four-day competition,
all-star teams and players from all over the world were
mobbed by throngs of local Chinese fans seeking photos and
autographs. The Wuhan event, the first of six events planned
for the WSVG's second season this year, occurred during
China's "Golden Week" holiday and was one of the official
welcome events for the Sixth Intercity Games of the People's
Republic of China, the last major sporting event in China
leading up to the 2008 Chinese Olympic Games.

"We were amazed to see such a turnout to watch a video game
competition-there were 2,000 people in line outside who we
could not let in," said Matthew Ringel, president of the
World Series of Video Games. "Last year's event in China was
the biggest stop on the 2006 tour with 17,000, and this
year's attendance of 80,000 is an incredibly promising
beginning for our second season. Next year, we may have to
find a stadium!"

Ultimately the top four competitors in "Counter-Strike 1.6"
and "Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne" were awarded cash
prizes, along with the top seven competitors in the "World of
Warcraft: The Burning Crusade" competition.

Counter-Strike 1.6 Winners

[TOTAL: $20,000]

1st. wNv.cn - $10,000

2nd. Fnatic - $7,000

3rd. TR - $2,000

4th. TR|united5 - $1,000

Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne

[TOTAL: $9,500]

1st. Jang "Moon" JaeHo - $5,000

2nd. Xiaofeng "Sky" Li- $2,500

3rd. Jung-Ki "Susiria" Oh - $1,000

4th. Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen - $1,000

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade

[TOTAL: $20,500]

1st. Pandemic - $9,000 ($3,000 travel)

2nd. Fnatic - $4,500 ($3,000 travel)

3rd. MoB TurtlePower - $3,000 ($3,000 travel)

4th. Part of Shadow - $2,400 ($3,000 travel)

5th. Obsidian - $500

6th. Warden - $500

7th. Extra Order - $500

8th. * Not awarded due to a disqualification

Highlights and video clips from the WSVG China event can be
viewed at www.thewsvg.com, with additional articles and
coverage available at
http://www.ampedesports.com/coverage/wsvg/

World Series Schedule of Events:

April 30 - May 3 Wuhan, China

June 21 - 24 Louisville, Kentucky

July 5 - 8 Dallas, Texas

Aug. 23 - 26 Orlando, Florida

October TBA Major European city

Nov. 29 - Dec. 2 Jönköping, Sweden

About The World Series of Video Games

The World Series of Video Games is the world's premier video
game tournament circuit, which recently began its second
season. In 2006, the World Series of Video Games attracted
more than 90,000 attendees, produced 250 hours of broadband
video, and 20 hours of programming on CBS, MTV, CSTV and
GamePlay HD. Registration for all events, a full list of
rules and all prizing for circuit events is available on the
WSVG website at www.thewsvg.com.